# Material Islands™ - Semi-live

> A minimal & material live wp that does not drain your battery or eat up your RAM

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.hippotech.materialislands](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.hippotech.materialislands)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.hippotech.materialislands`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Jenny Hanell
- **Category:** PERSONALIZATION
- **Downloads:** 804,300
- **Rating:** 4.20 / 5 (10,671 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.85
- **Last updated:** 2021-08-15
- **First published:** 2015-06-05
- **Publisher country:** SE
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-14
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hippotech.materialislands)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Tnzw45iqOSAOtE2GNHG5X4iD6djbbombQycB0PMJwZI/edit?usp=sharing](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Tnzw45iqOSAOtE2GNHG5X4iD6djbbombQycB0PMJwZI/edit?usp=sharing)

## Description

Material Islands™ is a semi-live wallpaper Chrome extension that combines minimalism and material design aesthetics without draining your battery or hogging RAM. Choose from a variety of unique islands like Isle of Trees, Isle of Lava, or Isle of Urbanity that adapt dynamically throughout the day. The wallpapers are rendered pixel-perfect directly on your device for crisp visuals. Designed to be lightweight, these semi-live wallpapers update silently in the background, avoiding heavy animations and conserving resources. The core extension is free and ad-free, with optional paid upgrades to add live weather effects to your islands. User support options include in-app contributions. This extension offers a beautiful blend of ambient charm and efficiency for your homescreen.

Experience a fresh and subtle live wallpaper that respects your device’s performance and battery life while delivering sleek material and minimal design inspired visuals. Perfect for those who want stylish backgrounds without the usual resource drain.

## Rankings

- #77,382 — Overall
- #23 — material

## Review summary

Users praise Material Islands for its minimalist aesthetic and rich, time-based wallpaper options, plus long-term reliability and battery-friendly performance. However, they commonly report weather unreliability, infrequent updates, compatibility issues on newer Android versions, and wish for automatic day-night transitions and more background variety.

### Pros

- Minimalist, aesthetically pleasing design that’s easy on the eyes.
- Wide variety of time-lapse / time-of-day wallpapers with an optional randomizer.
- Long-standing usage by users; trusted and stable over years.
- Generally battery-friendly and lightweight compared to other live wallpapers.
- Weather and live time-based features add useful context to wallpapers.

### Cons

- Weather feature often not working or unreliable across devices; manual updates are sometimes required.
- Lack of regular updates and new backgrounds; perceived stagnation since 2021.
- Compatibility issues on newer Android versions and devices (e.g., Android 13, Pixel 5A, S20) causing crashes or non-functionality.
- Desire for automatic day-night switching and sunrise/sunset-based timespans; currently requires manual adjustments.
- Requests for more backgrounds/islands; more variety needed.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.hippotech.materialislands)